Tag: Hurling
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Meath’s NHL Div. 2 Fixtures 2025
New Meath senior hurling manager Johnny Greville will have his first day in the dugout at St Loman’s Park in Trim when his charges take on Donegal in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League Div. 2 on January 26th. Such is the way their division is structured this term that the Royal…
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Greville’s gang face significant Northern Exposure
Unlike the county senior footballers in their first campaign under the stewardship of Robbie Brennan, Johnny Greville’s Meath hurlers have the biennial fixture flip flop on their side with three – or half of the Allianz NHL Div. 2 outings slated for St Loman’s Park in Trim. Why the matches aren’t fixed for Pairc Tailteann…
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The Davy Fitz roadshow rides again
All too well is the concept of not being a prophet among your own people recognisable here. Whatever working limbs there are here would gladly be sacrificed to be part of a managemnt team at either club or county level. Even outside of my own in the case of the former. Yet all willing overtures…
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Sadly the stench of officiating errors may well overpower the aroma of greatness
Must it always be so? One step forward and at least three back for the GAA. At last, whether the brainchild of Jarlath Burns or not, the All Ireland Hurling Final being shown on the ‘actual’ BBC. In other words, throughout the UK, not just in the six still notionally under that banner. To those…
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Sideline Cuts – 35
At some point in the closing stages of Saturday’s Leinster SHC encounter at Parnell Park, Kilkenny’s Cian Kenny got absolutely pulvarised by a Dublin opponent. Now read on… Social media, it’s a bit the (one of millions) line in Father Ted where the main man is trying to explain something to Dougal and he may…
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Two more great examples to be ignored
On the face of it, objective analysis of a refereeing performance is probably highly difficult to arrive at. Neither of the competing teams could be expected to engage open mindedly. Neither are the whistler’s own kinfolk likely to overly critical. Furthermore, it’s difficult to escape the inclination RTE commentators and pundits are contractually forbidden from…
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Limerick quell outside noise with deafening crescendo
Aside from the obvious joy of winning, one of the great things about the Meath teams of the 1980s and ’90s was that they never knew when they were beat. Thus, we, as supporters, had that comfort too. Have any counties or their fans currently got that luxury? Well, Dublin, obviously, in football, but, from…
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From slide rule passes to egg and spoon races
Meath…1-16 Derry…1-10 There’s something earthy, indefatigable, primal almost about rural GAA teams. The smaller the club, the more raucous and enormous their support will be. When all of the above are in sync, the bigger potential banana skin they become for often ‘softer’ ‘townie’ outfits. Ballinlough have tripped up as many as anybody in Meath…
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Meath hurling reeling as Bulfin bids adieu
Meath’s preparations for the forthcoming Joe McDonagh Cup campaign have been tossed into turmoil with the shock announcement that manager Seoirse Bulfin has left his role with immediate effect. The native of Bruff, Co Limerick cited “Personal reasons” being behind his abrupt departure. During his time at the helm, the Royal County stickmen captured the…
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Three changes for odyssey into the Kingdom
Ahead of the weekend’s Allianz NHL Round 3 assignment against what’s likely to a weakened Kerry side, the Meath management have made three changes from the amalgam which lost out to Carlow. Mickey Burke, Niall McLarnon and Paul Kelly drop out of the starting 15 and are replaced by Seanie Geraghty, Kris Gorman and Daire…